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 | DESCRIPTION |
Mangosteen is a round fruit that has a thick, smooth, leathery purple colour skin. Inside this fruit it has 4-6 segments of delicious, soft, ivory-white flesh which has a layer of a fine pink lining and its contain 1 or 2 brown seeds.
| HISTORY AND ORIGIN |
Mangosteen is native to the malay Peninsula, East Indies and the Philippines. The Mangosteen is often referred to as the " Queen of Tropical Fruits".
| BUYING AND STORAGE |
Select ripe Mangosteen and store in the refrigerator. Eat as soon as possible.
| PREPARATION AND USE |
Peel fruit and cut into segments and eat them fresh like an orange.
Mangosteen can be use in fruit salad and serve with ice cream.
| NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION |
Mangosteen has a moderate source of vitamin C.
| MAJOR NUTRIENTS |
SERVING SIZE: 100 grm
| * ENERGY: | 320 kj | * IRON: | |
| * PROTEIN: | 1 grm | * POTASSIUM: | |
| * FAT: | 1 grm | * CALCIUM: | |
| * CARBOHYDRATE: | 18 grm | * VITAMIN A: | |
| * DIETARY FIBRE: | 1 grm | * VITAMIN B: | |
| * SODIUM: | * VITAMIN C: | 2 mg |
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